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extradition
[ ek-struh-dish-uhn ]
noun
- the procedure by which a state or nation, upon receipt of a formal request by another state or nation, turns over to that second jurisdiction an individual charged with or convicted of a crime in that jurisdiction.
extradition
/ ˌɛkstrəˈdɪʃən /
noun
- the surrender of an alleged offender or fugitive to the state in whose territory the alleged offence was committed
extradition
- The legal process by which one government may obtain custody of individuals from another government in order to put them on trial or imprison them.
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- nonex·tra·dition noun
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Example Sentences
Ultimately, the Italian courts and Italian-American extradition agreements may decide the fate of Amanda Knox.
El Chino was arrested and now faces imminent extradition on drug charges in California.
His first demand was that the country's official constitution be rewritten to prohibit extradition.
Al-Huthaili is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Saudi Arabia and the two countries are not bound by a bilateral extradition treaty.
In the same year, the U.S. requested his extradition for the offenses that he is now facing a decade later.
Many were "wanted" in Mexico for minor offenses, for which the extradition treaty did not provide.
They welcomed them to their cities, and resented the attempts of Pope and king to secure their extradition.
It made it the duty of the executive to order extradition in a proper case and took away the discretion.
It gave the courts jurisdiction to determine whether a case was made out for extradition.
A prima facie case was made out and an order sent for his extradition.
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